Post by STLUEE on Dec 14, 2013 0:23:11 GMT -5
December 12 Soap Central
Daniel entered his apartment and apologized to Eric for keeping him waiting for such a long time. Eric wasn't surprised that it had taken Daniel a while to say farewell to Parker, since it was probably going to be difficult for Daniel to spend the holidays without his son.
Daniel shrugged and explained that he and Chloe had worked out a system where they would each get to spend a holiday with their son -- Daniel had spent Thanksgiving with Parker, so Chloe was going to get to spend Christmas with the boy, and they planned to trade holidays the following year. Daniel reasoned that it was for the best that Parker was going to be with Chloe for a while, since that would leave Daniel with plenty of time to focus on proving that Kristen had drugged Eric.
Eric revealed that he no longer had reservations about accepting Daniel's help because Nicole had assured him that Daniel had no reason to feel guilty about what had happened on the night of Theresa's overdose. Eric added that he trusted Daniel completely and was ready to let him do whatever he needed to do to prove that Eric had been drugged. Daniel was eager to get started right away, but he once again warned that the process was going to be difficult and painful.
Daniel reminded Eric that he suspected that Kristen had used a masking agent to hide the drug that she had given to Eric. Daniel explained that there was a procedure that he could do that would strip away the masking agent that was probably still in his bloodstream, revealing the underlying drug. "But I gotta tell you -- you are gonna be hooked up to an I.V. for hours, lying in a bed. Now, it's not dangerous, but because of the temperature differences between your body and the drug, I gotta warn you -- there will be pain, and it could be acute pain," Daniel added. Eric was willing to deal with the physical pain, reasoning that it couldn't possibly match the emotional pain that he had been dealing with each day.
At the Kiriakis mansion, Brady was surprised to receive a visit from Nicole, who reminded him that he had previously agreed to do an off-camera interview with her that day for her story about Eric and Kristen. Nicole assured Brady that she would be happy to reschedule the interview if he no longer felt like doing it that day, but he insisted that he would be fine.
Brady told Nicole to wait for him in the living room, explaining that he needed to take care of something before they started the interview. After closing the living room doors behind Nicole, Brady reached into his pocket, retrieved a bullet-sized glass snuffer filled with cocaine, and rushed upstairs. A short time later, Brady descended the staircase and used the foyer mirror to check for telltale signs of his drug use before joining Nicole in the living room.
Brady apologized for keeping Nicole waiting, claiming that he had been answering a text message that he had received from John earlier. Eager to get started right away, Nicole changed the subject and assured Brady that she planned to handle the story about Eric and Kristen fairly and judiciously. "I'm not worried about it, because if don't like the story, I own Titan TV -- I can have it killed, and I can have your ass fired," Brady matter-of-factly replied.
As Nicole stared at him in stunned silence, Brady laughed and revealed that he had been joking. Brady acknowledged that Nicole wasn't a rookie and that she had always been a good reporter, referring to the job as her wheelhouse. The baseball term confused Nicole, so Brady clarified that it was another way of saying that she was in her comfort zone as a reporter. Brady added that working at the television station had to be better than working at the stuffy rectory with his equally stuffy brother, the soon-to-be ex-priest.
Nicole observed that Brady seemed to be particularly open with his opinions that day, and she acknowledged that his openness was a good thing for her as a reporter. Nicole retrieved a handheld recording device from her purse and turned it on as Brady encouraged her to fire away with her questions. Nicole proceeded to ask Brady about the Pre-Cana counseling sessions that he and Kristen had attended with Eric.
Brady said that he had never gotten the impression that Eric and Kristen were hiding something from him during those sessions. Brady added that, while he wanted to believe that Eric was telling the truth about being drugged, Kristen was the only person who knew what had really happened, since Eric had never been able to recall the events that had taken place at the Capitol Plaza Hotel on the night in question.
Nicole asked Brady to describe how he had felt when the video of Kristen and Eric had been played in front of everyone at St. Luke's during Brady and Kristen's wedding. Brady admitted that he had felt devastated, laughing as he added that it wasn't every day that a man got to punch his brother, the priest, for sleeping with his fiancée. Nicole sighed as she turned off the recording device and demanded to know if he truly believed that his flippant attitude was fooling anyone.
"All right, you caught me, Nic, okay? I can't pretend that Kristen's lies haven't hurt me, because they have. My life's a wreck; I'm a wreck. But I'm determined not to -- to wallow in self-pity, you know? I don't want to look behind me; I want to move forward, and sometimes that means you have to force yourself not to feel things that you shouldn't. In the program, we call that, uh, 'acting as if' -- it gets you from one crisis moment to, hopefully, the next, not-so-much-of-a-crisis moment, okay? It's just what -- it's just what happens, but I -- if I'm acting a little too cheerful, or my disposition is a little too flip for you, well, I'm sorry. That's -- that's the reason. I'm just trying to do this in a healthy way. You think this is healthy, don't you?" Brady wondered, and Nicole nodded and admitted that she was really proud of him.
Nicole excused herself a short time later, admitting that she had everything that she needed. After Nicole left, Brady retrieved his snuffer again and checked its contents, muttering that he was fine when he realized that he had plenty of cocaine to get him through the rest of the day. Later, Brady retrieved the snuffer again and started to take another hit of cocaine, but he accidentally dropped it, shattering the snuffer and spilling its contents all over a table in the foyer.
"Broken glass and coke do not mix," Brady muttered as he quickly cleaned up the mess, spotting a newspaper article about Kristen in the foyer trashcan that he dumped the cocaine remnants into. Brady sighed and placed a phone call to his drug dealer before exiting the mansion.
At the hospital, Daniel told Nicole that Eric was undergoing the procedure to determine what Kristen had drugged Eric with. Daniel was grateful that Nicole had convinced Eric to trust Daniel, but she insisted that she had just pointed out the obvious to Eric -- that he was lucky to have a great friend like Daniel, who was willing and able to help Eric prove his innocence. Daniel countered that Eric was also lucky to have a devoted, compassionate friend like Nicole.
After Daniel left, Nicole went to visit Eric. A nurse informed Nicole that Eric was in a state of fevered delirium, but she encouraged Nicole to stay with Eric, explaining that the support might help him on a subconscious level. Nicole agreed and proceeded to keep Eric's forehead cool with a moist towel, admitting that, while she was still upset with him, she was really sorry that he was suffering.
In Daniel's office, Daniel studied Eric's medical files and muttered that Kristen had obviously given Eric a very sophisticated drug -- one that she would have needed help to procure. Daniel hoped that he could find the person who had helped Kristen so that he could prove Eric's innocence. Meanwhile, in an undisclosed tropical location, Chyka was talking to Kristen on the phone, assuring her that he was thousands of miles away from Salem, where no one would ever find him.
At the Horton house, J.J. was sitting alone in the living room, playing his guitar, when he received a phone call from Theresa. When Theresa learned that J.J. wasn't at school, she teasingly accused him of playing hooky, but he clarified that he had the day off because it was exam week. The news pleased Theresa, who informed J.J. that he had ten minutes to get himself over to her apartment so that he could run an errand for her.
"Bitch," J.J. angrily muttered as he ended the call, unaware that Abigail was standing behind him. Abigail wondered who J.J. had been talking to, and he replied that he had been talking to someone from school and had lost his temper. Abigail guessed that it was Bev, the girl who always seemed to be drooling over J.J., and she wondered if Bev was still harassing him for choosing to stay away from Bev and Rory.
J.J. avoided the question, vaguely stating that he had somewhere that he needed to be. Abigail urged J.J. to hurry back, reminding him that she and Jennifer were planning to finish putting up the Christmas decorations later that day and could use his help. Abigail added that she and Jennifer were really proud of J.J. for making such positive changes to his life recently.
Later, after J.J. left, Maggie visited the house. Abigail said that she was sorry that Maggie and Victor were having problems, but Maggie reasoned that she still had plenty of things to be thankful for, such as her family. Abigail pointed out that it was kind of sad that she, Jennifer, and Maggie would all be flying solo that year for Christmas and New Year's Eve, but Maggie chose to remain optimistic, countering that they were going to be together as a family and that J.J. was going to have three incredible dates on New Year's Eve.
Abigail admitted that, while she wanted to believe that J.J. had truly turned his life around, she had some doubts because of an odd phone conversation that she had overheard between J.J. and someone else earlier that day. Abigail told Maggie about the incident and explained that she suspected that J.J. might have been talking to one of his old friends. Maggie reasoned that J.J. was simply going to have to find some better friends to hang out with. Abigail revealed that she was worried about J.J. because he spent all of his time at the house and didn't really have a social life anymore.
In Theresa's apartment, Theresa ordered J.J. to purchase some marijuana for her. Eyeing Theresa's cell phone, which was laying on the coffee table, J.J. protested that he didn't have any money. Theresa reluctantly agreed to supply J.J. with the necessary funds, although she warned that he would have to find his own way to pay for her drugs in the future. Theresa went to retrieve her purse from a nearby table, and while her back was turned, J.J. grabbed her cell phone.
When Theresa turned around and saw that J.J. was holding her cell phone, she demanded to know what he was doing. "Oh, I'm deleting the video. So now you don't have anything on me. It's over," J.J. summarized with a smile as he tossed Theresa's cell phone on the couch. Stunned, Theresa picked up her phone and tearfully wondered how she could have been stupid enough to leave it unattended. "That's a good question," J.J. admitted as he started to leave.
"The thing is, I'm not -- you are. Do you seriously think that was the only copy of that video I had?" Theresa asked, revealing that she had been faking her earlier devastation. Theresa informed J.J. that she had sent a copy of the video to one of her friends in Los Angeles, Jade, who had stored it on a cloud server. Theresa quickly pulled up a copy of the email on her cell phone to prove to J.J. that she was telling the truth. Theresa warned that if J.J. ever tried to cross her again, she would instruct Jade to send a copy of the video to the judge who had been assigned to J.J.'s case.
Later, J.J. met with Rory and Bev in the town square and apologized for the way that he had treated them earlier. Rory and Bev quickly forgave J.J. and wondered if he had contacted them because he wanted to get high with them. J.J. clarified that, while he couldn't get high with Bev and Rory at that time, he did want to purchase some marijuana from them, although he was quick to stress that the marijuana wasn't for him.
Rory incredulously summarized that J.J. was only acting nice because he wanted something from Rory and Bev. J.J. insisted that he was being sincere, and he added that, while he was no longer able to hang out with Rory and Bev as much as he had in the past, he still considered them his friends. Satisfied, Rory said that, while he didn't have enough marijuana to sell some to J.J. at that time, he knew someone who could hook J.J. up with marijuana -- or anything else that J.J. might want -- at the park.
J.J. thanked Rory for the tip and quickly excused himself, unaware that Abigail had just entered the town square. "I'm glad we're friends again, dude!" Rory shouted as J.J. walked away, and Abigail listened with interest nearby. J.J. went to the park and waited for the drug dealer to arrive. Meanwhile, Brady showed up, and he and J.J. were equally shocked to see each other.
In a secluded section of Horton Town Square, Adrienne spotted Sami and asked to speak to her for a moment. Adrienne was surprised when Sami remained stationary instead of running in the opposite direction, but Sami skeptically warned that she planned to reevaluate her decision after hearing whatever it was that Adrienne wanted to say to her.
"I believe in admitting when you're wrong," Adrienne explained, but her phrasing led Sami to believe that she was implying that Sami needed to admit to being wrong about something. "When one -- one -- is wrong -- the one, in this case, being me. I was wrong about Will. Sonny's never been happier. And I'm pretty sure he makes Will happy, too," Adrienne acknowledged, and Sami agreed without hesitation. Adrienne hoped that Sami would be willing to forgive her for previously stating that she didn't want Sonny to be with Will and Will's crazy family. Sami dismissed Adrienne's previous statements as water under the bridge.
Meanwhile, Kate arrived and reminded Sami that they needed to hurry over to Will and Sonny's apartment so that they wouldn't be late for their visit with Arianna. Adrienne wanted to tag along, but Kate expressed concerns about having too many people in Will and Sonny's closet-like apartment at once, and Sami agreed that, while she wouldn't exactly call the apartment a closet, it was certainly a bit claustrophobic. Adrienne took the hint and apologized for trying to intrude on Sami and Kate's personal time with their granddaughter. Kate suggested that Adrienne could join her and Sami for a visit with Arianna some other time, and Adrienne happily agreed.
After Adrienne left, Sami summarized that Kate had just missed hearing Adrienne apologize for the many times that she had tried to convince Sonny that he needed to stay away from Will and Will's crazy family. "Judgmental shrew," Kate muttered with a sigh before she and Sami headed over to Will and Sonny's apartment.
In Will and Sonny's apartment, Gabi was in her bedroom, taking a bit of comfort in the fact that she had finally managed to get through a night without thinking about Nick. Gabi prayed that Sami and Kate would be able to help her find the strength to continue to get through the ordeal.
Meanwhile, in the living room -- which had been spruced up with Christmas decorations, including a tree -- Will and Sonny were eating breakfast. Sonny informed Will that Kate and Sami had arranged to meet with Gabi at the apartment later that day, at a time when Will and Sonny were supposed to be out of the apartment -- information that Sonny had gleaned from overhearing Gabi's end of a phone conversation with Kate the previous night. Will glumly guessed that the meeting would be about his surprise party.
Sonny lovingly encouraged Will to stop being a grouch about the matter, promising that he would figure out the dirty little secret that the women were keeping from him and Will. Will revealed that Sami had always been obsessed with the idea of throwing a surprise party for him, despite the fact that he had repeatedly made his feelings about the matter perfectly clear to her. "You know my mom -- I mean, once she gets something in her head -- so what I need you to do, my love, is find out exactly what's going on [and] warn me about the level of humiliation I can expect, then I will be able to -- to get a strategy going," Will summarized as he draped an arm around Sonny's shoulders.
Sonny advised Will to stop worrying about the matter, but Will countered that it was easy for Sonny to say that, since he was going to be one of the intoxicated party guests who would be laughing at Will's expense on the day of the big event. Will hoped that Sonny would be able to find a way to talk Sami out of the whole thing. Sonny revealed that he had a plan, but before he could share the details with Will, Gabi emerged from her bedroom.
Gabi was surprised to see Will and Sonny, but Will explained that he was on his way out, and he left after giving Sonny a quick kiss. Sonny revealed that he was also getting ready to leave, and he assured Gabi that she was going to have the place to herself for a while. A short time later, Sami and Kate arrived, and Sonny emerged from Gabi's bedroom to greet them before excusing himself. Sonny encouraged the women to quickly check on Arianna so that they wouldn't miss the cute sounds that the child was making. Sonny insisted that Arianna was trying to talk and that she would soon be discussing international politics with him.
Gabi nervously ushered Sami and Kate into her room as Sonny was saying goodbye to them. When the coast was clear, Sonny opened the front door, loudly closed it to make the women think that he had left, and dashed into the living room coat closet. Gabi, Sami, and Kate quickly returned to the living room, assuming that it was finally safe for them to talk privately.
At Club TBD, T told Will that Gabi had seemed upset when T had seen her the previous day. Will guessed that Gabi had probably been upset about Nick, but T hoped that she wasn't giving Nick a second thought, since he believed that Nick was a creep who had never deserved her. Will grinned as he knowingly observed that T had a crush on Gabi -- one that Will seemed willing to encourage -- but T insisted that he and Gabi were just friends.
T resumed his work duties, and Will retrieved his cell phone so that he could ask Sonny for an update about what was happening at the apartment. Will quickly received a reply -- "Only for you would I go back in the closet!!!!" from Sonny, who had managed to remember to silence his cell phone ringer before hiding in the closet. Will laughed as he pictured the scene in his mind. "'I seriously love you,'" Will muttered aloud as he composed another text message to send to Sonny.
As Will continued to receive updates from Sonny, Adrienne entered the club and told Will about her earlier encounter with Kate and Sami. Will assured Adrienne that she was welcome to visit Arianna whenever she wanted to. Adrienne revealed that she had cleared the air with Sami earlier, and she reiterated, for Will's sake, that she had been very wrong about his relationship with Sonny. "You guys are so happy together, and if Sonny's happy, I'm happy," Adrienne summarized, and Will thanked her for her support.
Will received another text message from Sonny, and he proceeded to tell Adrienne about the completely harmless trick that they were playing on Sami. At the apartment, Gabi was tending to Arianna while Sami and Kate were gushing over some baked goods that had been left on the kitchen table. Sami and Kate were certain that Sonny had to be responsible for the delicious treats, and they agreed that Will was very lucky to have Sonny in his life. Sonny smiled as he sent a text message to Will, informing him that Sami and Kate were incredible women.
As Sonny continued to eavesdrop on the women, he sent Will another text message, assuring him that it seemed like the women were finally ready to spill the beans about the surprise party. "The both of you have been very supportive and everything, but I'm just -- I'm scared to death that someone is gonna figure out what the three of us did, okay? That we murdered Nick," Gabi admitted when Sami and Kate advised her to remain calm.
Sonny stood in the closet in shock as Will sent another text message, asking Sonny to tell him what was happening.
Daniel entered his apartment and apologized to Eric for keeping him waiting for such a long time. Eric wasn't surprised that it had taken Daniel a while to say farewell to Parker, since it was probably going to be difficult for Daniel to spend the holidays without his son.
Daniel shrugged and explained that he and Chloe had worked out a system where they would each get to spend a holiday with their son -- Daniel had spent Thanksgiving with Parker, so Chloe was going to get to spend Christmas with the boy, and they planned to trade holidays the following year. Daniel reasoned that it was for the best that Parker was going to be with Chloe for a while, since that would leave Daniel with plenty of time to focus on proving that Kristen had drugged Eric.
Eric revealed that he no longer had reservations about accepting Daniel's help because Nicole had assured him that Daniel had no reason to feel guilty about what had happened on the night of Theresa's overdose. Eric added that he trusted Daniel completely and was ready to let him do whatever he needed to do to prove that Eric had been drugged. Daniel was eager to get started right away, but he once again warned that the process was going to be difficult and painful.
Daniel reminded Eric that he suspected that Kristen had used a masking agent to hide the drug that she had given to Eric. Daniel explained that there was a procedure that he could do that would strip away the masking agent that was probably still in his bloodstream, revealing the underlying drug. "But I gotta tell you -- you are gonna be hooked up to an I.V. for hours, lying in a bed. Now, it's not dangerous, but because of the temperature differences between your body and the drug, I gotta warn you -- there will be pain, and it could be acute pain," Daniel added. Eric was willing to deal with the physical pain, reasoning that it couldn't possibly match the emotional pain that he had been dealing with each day.
At the Kiriakis mansion, Brady was surprised to receive a visit from Nicole, who reminded him that he had previously agreed to do an off-camera interview with her that day for her story about Eric and Kristen. Nicole assured Brady that she would be happy to reschedule the interview if he no longer felt like doing it that day, but he insisted that he would be fine.
Brady told Nicole to wait for him in the living room, explaining that he needed to take care of something before they started the interview. After closing the living room doors behind Nicole, Brady reached into his pocket, retrieved a bullet-sized glass snuffer filled with cocaine, and rushed upstairs. A short time later, Brady descended the staircase and used the foyer mirror to check for telltale signs of his drug use before joining Nicole in the living room.
Brady apologized for keeping Nicole waiting, claiming that he had been answering a text message that he had received from John earlier. Eager to get started right away, Nicole changed the subject and assured Brady that she planned to handle the story about Eric and Kristen fairly and judiciously. "I'm not worried about it, because if don't like the story, I own Titan TV -- I can have it killed, and I can have your ass fired," Brady matter-of-factly replied.
As Nicole stared at him in stunned silence, Brady laughed and revealed that he had been joking. Brady acknowledged that Nicole wasn't a rookie and that she had always been a good reporter, referring to the job as her wheelhouse. The baseball term confused Nicole, so Brady clarified that it was another way of saying that she was in her comfort zone as a reporter. Brady added that working at the television station had to be better than working at the stuffy rectory with his equally stuffy brother, the soon-to-be ex-priest.
Nicole observed that Brady seemed to be particularly open with his opinions that day, and she acknowledged that his openness was a good thing for her as a reporter. Nicole retrieved a handheld recording device from her purse and turned it on as Brady encouraged her to fire away with her questions. Nicole proceeded to ask Brady about the Pre-Cana counseling sessions that he and Kristen had attended with Eric.
Brady said that he had never gotten the impression that Eric and Kristen were hiding something from him during those sessions. Brady added that, while he wanted to believe that Eric was telling the truth about being drugged, Kristen was the only person who knew what had really happened, since Eric had never been able to recall the events that had taken place at the Capitol Plaza Hotel on the night in question.
Nicole asked Brady to describe how he had felt when the video of Kristen and Eric had been played in front of everyone at St. Luke's during Brady and Kristen's wedding. Brady admitted that he had felt devastated, laughing as he added that it wasn't every day that a man got to punch his brother, the priest, for sleeping with his fiancée. Nicole sighed as she turned off the recording device and demanded to know if he truly believed that his flippant attitude was fooling anyone.
"All right, you caught me, Nic, okay? I can't pretend that Kristen's lies haven't hurt me, because they have. My life's a wreck; I'm a wreck. But I'm determined not to -- to wallow in self-pity, you know? I don't want to look behind me; I want to move forward, and sometimes that means you have to force yourself not to feel things that you shouldn't. In the program, we call that, uh, 'acting as if' -- it gets you from one crisis moment to, hopefully, the next, not-so-much-of-a-crisis moment, okay? It's just what -- it's just what happens, but I -- if I'm acting a little too cheerful, or my disposition is a little too flip for you, well, I'm sorry. That's -- that's the reason. I'm just trying to do this in a healthy way. You think this is healthy, don't you?" Brady wondered, and Nicole nodded and admitted that she was really proud of him.
Nicole excused herself a short time later, admitting that she had everything that she needed. After Nicole left, Brady retrieved his snuffer again and checked its contents, muttering that he was fine when he realized that he had plenty of cocaine to get him through the rest of the day. Later, Brady retrieved the snuffer again and started to take another hit of cocaine, but he accidentally dropped it, shattering the snuffer and spilling its contents all over a table in the foyer.
"Broken glass and coke do not mix," Brady muttered as he quickly cleaned up the mess, spotting a newspaper article about Kristen in the foyer trashcan that he dumped the cocaine remnants into. Brady sighed and placed a phone call to his drug dealer before exiting the mansion.
At the hospital, Daniel told Nicole that Eric was undergoing the procedure to determine what Kristen had drugged Eric with. Daniel was grateful that Nicole had convinced Eric to trust Daniel, but she insisted that she had just pointed out the obvious to Eric -- that he was lucky to have a great friend like Daniel, who was willing and able to help Eric prove his innocence. Daniel countered that Eric was also lucky to have a devoted, compassionate friend like Nicole.
After Daniel left, Nicole went to visit Eric. A nurse informed Nicole that Eric was in a state of fevered delirium, but she encouraged Nicole to stay with Eric, explaining that the support might help him on a subconscious level. Nicole agreed and proceeded to keep Eric's forehead cool with a moist towel, admitting that, while she was still upset with him, she was really sorry that he was suffering.
In Daniel's office, Daniel studied Eric's medical files and muttered that Kristen had obviously given Eric a very sophisticated drug -- one that she would have needed help to procure. Daniel hoped that he could find the person who had helped Kristen so that he could prove Eric's innocence. Meanwhile, in an undisclosed tropical location, Chyka was talking to Kristen on the phone, assuring her that he was thousands of miles away from Salem, where no one would ever find him.
At the Horton house, J.J. was sitting alone in the living room, playing his guitar, when he received a phone call from Theresa. When Theresa learned that J.J. wasn't at school, she teasingly accused him of playing hooky, but he clarified that he had the day off because it was exam week. The news pleased Theresa, who informed J.J. that he had ten minutes to get himself over to her apartment so that he could run an errand for her.
"Bitch," J.J. angrily muttered as he ended the call, unaware that Abigail was standing behind him. Abigail wondered who J.J. had been talking to, and he replied that he had been talking to someone from school and had lost his temper. Abigail guessed that it was Bev, the girl who always seemed to be drooling over J.J., and she wondered if Bev was still harassing him for choosing to stay away from Bev and Rory.
J.J. avoided the question, vaguely stating that he had somewhere that he needed to be. Abigail urged J.J. to hurry back, reminding him that she and Jennifer were planning to finish putting up the Christmas decorations later that day and could use his help. Abigail added that she and Jennifer were really proud of J.J. for making such positive changes to his life recently.
Later, after J.J. left, Maggie visited the house. Abigail said that she was sorry that Maggie and Victor were having problems, but Maggie reasoned that she still had plenty of things to be thankful for, such as her family. Abigail pointed out that it was kind of sad that she, Jennifer, and Maggie would all be flying solo that year for Christmas and New Year's Eve, but Maggie chose to remain optimistic, countering that they were going to be together as a family and that J.J. was going to have three incredible dates on New Year's Eve.
Abigail admitted that, while she wanted to believe that J.J. had truly turned his life around, she had some doubts because of an odd phone conversation that she had overheard between J.J. and someone else earlier that day. Abigail told Maggie about the incident and explained that she suspected that J.J. might have been talking to one of his old friends. Maggie reasoned that J.J. was simply going to have to find some better friends to hang out with. Abigail revealed that she was worried about J.J. because he spent all of his time at the house and didn't really have a social life anymore.
In Theresa's apartment, Theresa ordered J.J. to purchase some marijuana for her. Eyeing Theresa's cell phone, which was laying on the coffee table, J.J. protested that he didn't have any money. Theresa reluctantly agreed to supply J.J. with the necessary funds, although she warned that he would have to find his own way to pay for her drugs in the future. Theresa went to retrieve her purse from a nearby table, and while her back was turned, J.J. grabbed her cell phone.
When Theresa turned around and saw that J.J. was holding her cell phone, she demanded to know what he was doing. "Oh, I'm deleting the video. So now you don't have anything on me. It's over," J.J. summarized with a smile as he tossed Theresa's cell phone on the couch. Stunned, Theresa picked up her phone and tearfully wondered how she could have been stupid enough to leave it unattended. "That's a good question," J.J. admitted as he started to leave.
"The thing is, I'm not -- you are. Do you seriously think that was the only copy of that video I had?" Theresa asked, revealing that she had been faking her earlier devastation. Theresa informed J.J. that she had sent a copy of the video to one of her friends in Los Angeles, Jade, who had stored it on a cloud server. Theresa quickly pulled up a copy of the email on her cell phone to prove to J.J. that she was telling the truth. Theresa warned that if J.J. ever tried to cross her again, she would instruct Jade to send a copy of the video to the judge who had been assigned to J.J.'s case.
Later, J.J. met with Rory and Bev in the town square and apologized for the way that he had treated them earlier. Rory and Bev quickly forgave J.J. and wondered if he had contacted them because he wanted to get high with them. J.J. clarified that, while he couldn't get high with Bev and Rory at that time, he did want to purchase some marijuana from them, although he was quick to stress that the marijuana wasn't for him.
Rory incredulously summarized that J.J. was only acting nice because he wanted something from Rory and Bev. J.J. insisted that he was being sincere, and he added that, while he was no longer able to hang out with Rory and Bev as much as he had in the past, he still considered them his friends. Satisfied, Rory said that, while he didn't have enough marijuana to sell some to J.J. at that time, he knew someone who could hook J.J. up with marijuana -- or anything else that J.J. might want -- at the park.
J.J. thanked Rory for the tip and quickly excused himself, unaware that Abigail had just entered the town square. "I'm glad we're friends again, dude!" Rory shouted as J.J. walked away, and Abigail listened with interest nearby. J.J. went to the park and waited for the drug dealer to arrive. Meanwhile, Brady showed up, and he and J.J. were equally shocked to see each other.
In a secluded section of Horton Town Square, Adrienne spotted Sami and asked to speak to her for a moment. Adrienne was surprised when Sami remained stationary instead of running in the opposite direction, but Sami skeptically warned that she planned to reevaluate her decision after hearing whatever it was that Adrienne wanted to say to her.
"I believe in admitting when you're wrong," Adrienne explained, but her phrasing led Sami to believe that she was implying that Sami needed to admit to being wrong about something. "When one -- one -- is wrong -- the one, in this case, being me. I was wrong about Will. Sonny's never been happier. And I'm pretty sure he makes Will happy, too," Adrienne acknowledged, and Sami agreed without hesitation. Adrienne hoped that Sami would be willing to forgive her for previously stating that she didn't want Sonny to be with Will and Will's crazy family. Sami dismissed Adrienne's previous statements as water under the bridge.
Meanwhile, Kate arrived and reminded Sami that they needed to hurry over to Will and Sonny's apartment so that they wouldn't be late for their visit with Arianna. Adrienne wanted to tag along, but Kate expressed concerns about having too many people in Will and Sonny's closet-like apartment at once, and Sami agreed that, while she wouldn't exactly call the apartment a closet, it was certainly a bit claustrophobic. Adrienne took the hint and apologized for trying to intrude on Sami and Kate's personal time with their granddaughter. Kate suggested that Adrienne could join her and Sami for a visit with Arianna some other time, and Adrienne happily agreed.
After Adrienne left, Sami summarized that Kate had just missed hearing Adrienne apologize for the many times that she had tried to convince Sonny that he needed to stay away from Will and Will's crazy family. "Judgmental shrew," Kate muttered with a sigh before she and Sami headed over to Will and Sonny's apartment.
In Will and Sonny's apartment, Gabi was in her bedroom, taking a bit of comfort in the fact that she had finally managed to get through a night without thinking about Nick. Gabi prayed that Sami and Kate would be able to help her find the strength to continue to get through the ordeal.
Meanwhile, in the living room -- which had been spruced up with Christmas decorations, including a tree -- Will and Sonny were eating breakfast. Sonny informed Will that Kate and Sami had arranged to meet with Gabi at the apartment later that day, at a time when Will and Sonny were supposed to be out of the apartment -- information that Sonny had gleaned from overhearing Gabi's end of a phone conversation with Kate the previous night. Will glumly guessed that the meeting would be about his surprise party.
Sonny lovingly encouraged Will to stop being a grouch about the matter, promising that he would figure out the dirty little secret that the women were keeping from him and Will. Will revealed that Sami had always been obsessed with the idea of throwing a surprise party for him, despite the fact that he had repeatedly made his feelings about the matter perfectly clear to her. "You know my mom -- I mean, once she gets something in her head -- so what I need you to do, my love, is find out exactly what's going on [and] warn me about the level of humiliation I can expect, then I will be able to -- to get a strategy going," Will summarized as he draped an arm around Sonny's shoulders.
Sonny advised Will to stop worrying about the matter, but Will countered that it was easy for Sonny to say that, since he was going to be one of the intoxicated party guests who would be laughing at Will's expense on the day of the big event. Will hoped that Sonny would be able to find a way to talk Sami out of the whole thing. Sonny revealed that he had a plan, but before he could share the details with Will, Gabi emerged from her bedroom.
Gabi was surprised to see Will and Sonny, but Will explained that he was on his way out, and he left after giving Sonny a quick kiss. Sonny revealed that he was also getting ready to leave, and he assured Gabi that she was going to have the place to herself for a while. A short time later, Sami and Kate arrived, and Sonny emerged from Gabi's bedroom to greet them before excusing himself. Sonny encouraged the women to quickly check on Arianna so that they wouldn't miss the cute sounds that the child was making. Sonny insisted that Arianna was trying to talk and that she would soon be discussing international politics with him.
Gabi nervously ushered Sami and Kate into her room as Sonny was saying goodbye to them. When the coast was clear, Sonny opened the front door, loudly closed it to make the women think that he had left, and dashed into the living room coat closet. Gabi, Sami, and Kate quickly returned to the living room, assuming that it was finally safe for them to talk privately.
At Club TBD, T told Will that Gabi had seemed upset when T had seen her the previous day. Will guessed that Gabi had probably been upset about Nick, but T hoped that she wasn't giving Nick a second thought, since he believed that Nick was a creep who had never deserved her. Will grinned as he knowingly observed that T had a crush on Gabi -- one that Will seemed willing to encourage -- but T insisted that he and Gabi were just friends.
T resumed his work duties, and Will retrieved his cell phone so that he could ask Sonny for an update about what was happening at the apartment. Will quickly received a reply -- "Only for you would I go back in the closet!!!!" from Sonny, who had managed to remember to silence his cell phone ringer before hiding in the closet. Will laughed as he pictured the scene in his mind. "'I seriously love you,'" Will muttered aloud as he composed another text message to send to Sonny.
As Will continued to receive updates from Sonny, Adrienne entered the club and told Will about her earlier encounter with Kate and Sami. Will assured Adrienne that she was welcome to visit Arianna whenever she wanted to. Adrienne revealed that she had cleared the air with Sami earlier, and she reiterated, for Will's sake, that she had been very wrong about his relationship with Sonny. "You guys are so happy together, and if Sonny's happy, I'm happy," Adrienne summarized, and Will thanked her for her support.
Will received another text message from Sonny, and he proceeded to tell Adrienne about the completely harmless trick that they were playing on Sami. At the apartment, Gabi was tending to Arianna while Sami and Kate were gushing over some baked goods that had been left on the kitchen table. Sami and Kate were certain that Sonny had to be responsible for the delicious treats, and they agreed that Will was very lucky to have Sonny in his life. Sonny smiled as he sent a text message to Will, informing him that Sami and Kate were incredible women.
As Sonny continued to eavesdrop on the women, he sent Will another text message, assuring him that it seemed like the women were finally ready to spill the beans about the surprise party. "The both of you have been very supportive and everything, but I'm just -- I'm scared to death that someone is gonna figure out what the three of us did, okay? That we murdered Nick," Gabi admitted when Sami and Kate advised her to remain calm.
Sonny stood in the closet in shock as Will sent another text message, asking Sonny to tell him what was happening.
